title: Influence of the fusogenic agent polyethylene glycol on attachment of Mycoplasma pneumoniae to other cells.
abstract: The effect of fusogenic agents on the interaction of Mycoplasma pneumoniae with human lung fibroblasts was evaluated. A 60-s exposure of the fibroblasts to polyethylene glycol (molecular weight 200; 10%) significantly increased attachment of mycoplasmas to the fibroblasts.
mesh_terms: D002460:Cell Line; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000382:microbiology*; D005347:Fibroblasts; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000502:physiology*; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D011092:Polyethylene Glycols